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Things worth reading: 19th December 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Top 5 Stories of the Week in FinTech How Citi is Thinking About Fintech Funding Trends with Mary Joseph Aspire secures key licences for global fintech rollout The rise of FinTech gambling: How startups are disrupting the online casino industry HSBC commits to physical banking with £55m refurbishment plan…

Things worth reading: 18th December 2025

Things we’re reading today include … 5 Biggest Fintech News Stories of 2025 and 5 Bold Predictions for 2026 London Fuels UK’s Fintech Hiring Surge Fintech Leaders Release First Candid Report on the State of Industry Communication in 2025 Credit & Debit Innovation Powers Fintech’s Next Era The AI Compliance Dilemma: Trust Still Belongs to…

Things worth reading: 17th December 2025

Things we’re reading today include … A review of the ECB’s proposed banking rules overhaul How central banks should navigate an uncertain 2026 Fintech in 2025: The Year’s Takeaways – and What to Expect in 2026 Paypal becomes latest fintech to capitalise on Trump’s deregulation Marshall Islands launches universal basic income scheme offering cryptocurrency –…

Things worth reading: 16th December 2025

Things we’re reading today include … PayPal Applies to Establish Bank HSBC promises to keep all of its bank branches open until 2027 Doha Bank prints digital bond UK Treasury to regulate cryptocurrency under new legislation What you need to know about new UK rules on cryptocurrency Monzo chief pushed out after board rift over…

Things worth reading: 15th December 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Top five fintech news stories of the week HSBC UK commits to keeping all its 327 branches open until at least 2027 ‘It probably could do my job’: New ChatGPT model catches up with junior bank analysts (one in ten UK banking jobs at risk from AI) London has…

The Finanser’s Week: 8th December –  14th December 2025

This week’s main discussions include … Little Britain: “A rainy island with a hostile tax system is a hard sell” Many years ago, I was presenting to a country suffering sanctions. No longer able to access the SWIFT network and pretty much excommunicated by most banks worldwide, they were suffering. Of course, they could do…

Things worth reading: 12th December 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Dutch fintech Mollie buys GoCardless for €1.1bn Governing Council proposes simplification of EU banking rules Wall Street is drooling over bank mergers EU banks should reduce their reliance on US Big Tech, top supervisor says Nubank Is Not a Bank, Despite Its Name — and That’s a Problem Fintech…

Things worth reading: 11th December 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Why UK & US Fintech Must Fast-Track Quantum Resilience and AI-Proofing Now UK financial firms face tough new climate risk rules from Bank of England EY’s COP30 Report: How Climate Data Demands Reshape FinTech While Western central banks hesitate on climate, China’s acts How NatWest, Lloyds, Barclays and HSBC…

Things worth reading: 12th December 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Jamie Dimon tells Trump Media boss ‘stop making up things’ Warren Buffett protégé quits in blow to Berkshire Hathaway Bank of International Settlements warns of US equity and gold bubble Exclusive: ECB backs simpler, not looser, bank rules A New Chapter in Banking Embracement of Cryptocurrency Why South Korea…

Things worth reading: 9th December 2025

Things we’re reading today include … Commonwealth Bank of Australia penalized over data-portability failures Central bank body BIS raises concerns of gold and stocks double bubble Bank of England cutting jobs as part of overhaul after critical Bernanke review Argentina’s Central Bank Set to Greenlight Crypto Services for Domestic Banks BIS Quarterly Review, December 2025…